Better To Give Than Receive

Possum Lodge has a blood donor competition with Caribou Lodge.

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DVD: Red Green: Stuffed and Mounted, Vol. 5; The Red Green Show – 1998 Season

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DVD Commentary by Steve Smith
{from Stuffed and Mounted}

STEVE SMITH: Ever since we started doing "The Red Green Show", {points out the location around him} we've used this location. It's a farm in Ontario, belongs to a great gentleman named Don Nash. And, uh, {points out the shacks behind him} we've made these shacks, uh, kind of famous. But once in a while, we get to the real part of the farm where he lives. And it happens in this episode. We've actually used– That's Don Nash's garage you're about to see, but we've converted it into a car wash.

Segment Summary
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Plot: The men of the lodge challenge rival Caribou Lodge to a blood donor competition. The other lodge accepts the challenge, much to Red's dismay, and Harold manages to convince Red to take part. Red faints after they take "too much blood" (one drop), but when he learns that Caribou Lodge is still beating them, he raises the stakes by including organ donations. Red and Harold then head to the clinic, even though Harold has already donated. In the end, Harold single-handedly beats the rival lodge, but he's so woozy and disoriented that he doesn't quite make it to the lodge meeting.

Opening Scene: Red shows a way to keep from losing your beer while sitting in the great outdoors.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Edgar tries to guess the word "delicate" to win a "brand-new" stereo receiver.

Red's Campfire Songs: Hardhead McCall, who had a speedy boat.

Handyman Corner: Red converts a garage into a car wash.

Midlife: How to apologize to your wife.

Adventures With Bill: Bill tries to do some gardening, not knowing that the spot he chose is over the Trans-Canada Pipeline.

The Experts: Mike explains a different, and not entirely legal, solution to buying expensive gifts.

Inside References

 * This episode involves Caribou Lodge.
 * Edgar's embarrassment over blowing up the wrong structure while leaving the correct one intact is reminiscent of a similar goof he mentioned in Step Outside.
 * The rolled-up sod Bill removes knocks the left rear-view mirror off the Possum Van.

Real-World References

 * "The Ghost of Christmas Past" refers to a character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
 * The Trans-Canada Pipeline is the longest system of natural gas pipelines in Canada. It spans several provinces, from Alberta to Quebec, and some pipelines measure up to 48 inches in diameter.
 * After giving a lot of blood, Harold calls Red "Dracula".